PIF level

Standard codification

The codification of a reporting profit center used at PIF level:

  • Letter F
  • Activity 1 code - 2 characters of the Reporting Division from SM30 table V_134G, Division code (check in Material Master Data (MM03), tab Basic Data 1, the field Division) + Plant code, to get the correct Business Area.
  • PIF code - Use the first 5 characters of the PIF code (complete with “X” to reach 5 characters). To identify the correct code, go to T-code MM03 → Basic Data 1 tab, check the Prod. Hierarchy field. In SM30 table ZZRT179V, confirm that the Prod. Hierarchy code is marked with an “X” in the Flag PIF column. 
  • Country of origin - 1 character for the country code of the industrial origin, i.e. where the goods are manufactured - see appendix for the codes.

  • A - Austria

    B - Belgium

    C - Switzerland

    D - Germany

    E - Spain

    F - France

    G - Great Britain - UK

    H - China

    I - Italy

    J - Japan

    K - Korea

    L - India

    M - Mexico

    N - Netherlands

    O - Russia (possible extension to other countries)

    P - Portugal

    Q - Not used

    R - Brazil

    S - Finland (possible extension to other countries)

    T - Thailand

    U - USA

    V - Argentina

    W - Not used

    X - Improperly used for some “3rd parties” and some other strange ones

    Y - Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Chile and other miscellaneous countries

    Z - Inovyn Martorell - other / future use to determine

    1 - Rhodia EMEA region (only for “green” GBU - when production center is not specifically known)  - corresponding to industrial origin 9991

    2 - Rhodia NAM region (only for “green” GBU - idem) - corresponding to industrial origin 9992

    3 - Rhodia LATAM region (only for “green” GBU - idem) - corresponding to industrial origin 9993

    4 - Rhodia APAC region (only for “green” GBU - idem) - corresponding to industrial origin 9994

    9 - Third parties - corresponding to industrial origin 9997

  • Code packaging - 1 character (normally a digit) to differentiate - normally odd for packed and even for bulk.

These profit centers are used for postings at the lower level of detail : PIF + industrial origin.



Activity 1 level

Standard codification

The codification of a reporting profit center used at Activity 1 level

    • D + Business Area
      • Letter D
        Business Area
      • Sector code
      • Activity 1 code
      • Free

These profit centers are used for posting at “company code” + “BFC Activity 1” level. Should wait until the Business Area has been created by APDM and is available in PF2_020 before creating the D* profit center.



Before the project SPS (COPA in PF2) there were 2 other types of reporting profit centers:

At company level

They were used for posting at “company code” level for which there was no subdivision between GBU or BFC Activities.  

The codification of a reporting profit center used at Company code level was:

  • Letter E
  • Company code

At company & object level

These profit centers represent the shares of the company hold by other Solvay companies. Can be created for any Solvay companies, operating in the ERP Solvay or not.

The codification of a reporting profit center used at Company code and object level was:

  • Letters SCHEF
  • Company code

Reporting profit centers at company & company/object levels should not be used anymore